Senior Project Manager - Digital MES (two year fixed term contract)

GE Aerospace; Cheltenham; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

GE Aerospace in Cheltenham is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead the rollout of a site MES within a two-year fixed-term contract. You will partner with IT Project Manager to plan, design, build, test, deploy, and stabilise the MES while protecting production continuity and budget.

Experience delivering MES/ERP projects in regulated manufacturing environments is essential; strong risk, supplier and stakeholder management are required for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive PM experience delivering digital/manufacturing system projects in industrial environments.
• Experience implementing MES/ERP/shop-floor systems in live production settings.
• Proven ability to manage schedule, budget and scope with measurable results.
• Strong risk/issue management and supplier/contract oversight.
• Experience with external suppliers and SO/we performance.
• Proficiency with scheduling, resource planning, and reporting tools.

Responsabilités

• Lead full lifecycle site MES project from planning to stabilisation.
• Develop integrated site-level schedule across design, build, test, deployment, change management.
• Drive stage-gate reviews with stakeholders; document decisions and priorities.
• Manage site baseline for schedule and budget; forecast completion.
• Maintain risk/issue logs with owners and mitigation plans.
• Coordinate readiness activities, training, and cutovers around production windows.
• Lead cross-functional site core team across operations, quality, IT/OT, maintenance.
• Govern supplier performance and oversee contracts and SOs.

Connaissances

Project management

Risk & issue management

Cross-functional leadership

Supplier management

Schedule & budget control

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering or IT

Master's degree (desirable)

PM certification (PMP/Prince2) desirable

Outils

Project management tools

MES/ERP platforms knowledge

Contract management tools

Description du poste

Job Description Summary

We're hiring for a Senior Project Manager to lead the rollout of a new Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at our Cheltenham site - the first deployment in a wider global upgrade programme. Working closely with the IT Project Manager, this person will manage the full site implementation from planning through go-live, making sure the project stays on schedule, on budget, and minimizes disruption to production.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience delivering MES, ERP, or similar manufacturing system projects in live industrial environments, with the ability to manage risk, coordinate suppliers, and lead cross-functional teams across operations, engineering, quality, IT/OT, and maintenance.

Experience in aerospace manufacturing or other highly regulated industry would be a strong advantage.

*Please note* This is a two year fixed term contract.

Program & Delivery Management

• Lead the full lifecycle of the site MES project from planning and requirements through design, build, test, deployment, and stabilisation.
• Develop and maintain an integrated site-level schedule covering process design, system configuration, infrastructure, data readiness, testing, training, cutover, and change management.
• Drive clear stage-gate reviews with site and functional stakeholders, ensuring decisions, scope, and priorities are documented and understood.

Schedule, Cost & Risk Management

• Establish and manage the site project baseline for schedule and budget, tracking progress, forecasting to completion and managing integration with global programme.
• Maintain a structured risk and issue log, with clear owners, mitigation plans, and follow-up.
• Proactively identify schedule and cost risks, propose recovery plans, and elevate issues when needed with recommended options.

Production Continuity & Operational Readiness

• Protect production continuity by planning cutovers, data migrations, and system changes around key production windows and customer deliveries.
• Work with shop leadership and supervisors to define readiness activities, including trials, simulations, and parallel runs where appropriate.
• Coordinate training, floor support, and hypercare to ensure a stable transition from legacy processes/systems to the new MES.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Lead a cross-functional site core team including operations, manufacturing engineering, quality, planning, materials, IT/OT, and maintenance.
• Facilitate decisions on process standardization, work instructions, and system configuration, balancing business requirements with solution standards.
• Ensure alignment with site safety, quality, cybersecurity, and regulatory requirements throughout the project.

Supplier & Contract Management

• Partner with Sourcing and Legal to manage MES and related services suppliers supporting the site deployment.
• Oversee supplier performance against scope, schedule, cost, and quality commitments, including change requests and extensions.
• Conduct regular supplier check-ins and governance sessions to review progress, risks, and open actions.

Stakeholder & Business Communications

• Work with selected vendors to build and execute a communication plan for site leadership, functional stakeholders, and shop-floor users.
• Provide clear, concise project status updates, including milestones, risks, and decision needs, to site leadership and sponsors.
• Support change management activities, including user engagement, demos, and communications that explain impacts and benefits.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Information Technology, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive project management experience delivering complex digital or manufacturing system projects in an industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience implementing MES, ERP, or similar shop-floor systems in a live production environment.
• Proven ability to manage schedule, budget, and scope with measurable results.
• Strong risk and issue management capabilities, with experience driving mitigation and escalation.
• Experience working with external suppliers and managing contracts, statements of work, and performance.
• Proficiency with project management tools for scheduling, resource planning, and reporting.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
• Formal project management certification (PMP, Prince2, or equivalent).
• Experience in aerospace, aviation, or other highly regulated manufacturing industries.
• Direct experience with MES platforms (for example, IbaseT Solumina, GE Vernova Proficy, Siemens Opcenter, Rockwell FactoryTalk, or similar).
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders from the shop floor to site leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence in a matrixed environment.

Flexible Working

GE supports and encourages flexible working a